Historical Events tagged with "ranasinghe premadasa"
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Assassination of Sri Lankan President Premadasa
Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa was assassinated in Colombo by a suicide bomber affiliated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The attack occurred while he was participating in a May Day rally, demonstrating the ongoing conflict between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil separatists. Premadasa had been a controversial figure in Sri Lankan politics, having implemented various policies aimed at resolving the ethnic conflict. His assassination highlighted the intensity of the civil war in Sri Lanka, which had already been ongoing for several years.
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